Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Other Krogh Family Comes to Kigali!!


After a longer than expected stay in America it was time to not just return to Kigali but to have Rob and Michelle's family along with me for the trip back and for their first visit to Rwanda.

Lois Ann, Michelle's Mom drives us to the airport..
Along with Michelle and Isaac and Iris!  
Michelle took the picture! 
Lots of luggage to send down the chute!!

There it all goes!
Wyatt and Henry pulling their weight and some of mine!
Ready to Roll! 

Lunch and waiting to get on the plane! 

and waiting…

and waiting! 

But finally….Oscar on his first airplane ride ever…
all the way to Africa!  Mommy excited with him, too!  

Anticipation mounts and Wyatt is ready to go….

Henry's 2nd big long airplane trip.. But this one is twice as long!  Daddy ready, too but first…

  The boys have to not only check out the cockpit…
but have their logbooks written in, too! 

Take off time for Detroit and then on to Amsterdam!





Landing early!

On this flight the pilots let the boys SIT in the cockpit. 

Henry has his log book ready to get signed.

 Wyatt's hat was just too big…  He kept lifting and it would fall… but sitting where the pilots would be flying
from was pretty big stuff.

Four in the middle…..ready to go 

and one on the side… with a window seat!
The last leg to Kigali! 


 It was a beautiful flight!  
And then we finally got to the airport and Bruce and Innocent were there to meet us! 

Bruce took the pictures…so he is missing here… 
but the rest of us aren't looking too bad after a 25 hour flight!

Thankful for a safe trip and my return with good
health after having surgery just 3 weeks before for 
uterine cancer.   These guys all "carried" all of 
their weight and all of mine, too so that we could come back
and not miss their trip to Rwanda.   Oh, and by the way they 
got all the cancer so no return trip for 
treatment will be needed.   We are so blessed and give 
all the praise to the Lord Jesus! 

love,
margie

Monday, February 1, 2016

AIC Trip to Kyoto in Early 2015!

This was a great AIC outing and a bit of a surprise.  Junko told us about this place and arranged for our visit…We were so excited to find great design and seamstresses and tailors 
at the end of a dusty, rough road!   
The GANG!
Fadia and Sahar

 Junko, the Japanese Ambassador's wife on the left
and the director of Kyoto-on the right!

Filling up the Kyoto Sewing Center

One of the guys explains how it all works and shows us some of the
fabrics they work with.
Actually they learn on Japanese Kimono fabrics and have made some beautiful clothes.



The machines and some of the designs in the background.  This group
has been sponsored by the Japanese Embassy.


And the patterns unfold!

And the designers make it happen!





And the kimono fabric is reborn into this tailored jacket.




Excitement and joy!


Continually learning… but now… 


getting ready for the fashion show!

 The designers.. waiting for the models…


 to show off their creations!   Clearly pleased!





Beautiful tailoring and gorgeous models!


even for the young!


Fabric in motion…

Great African fabric!



The final line up and then…


Question and Answer time! 


Cathy bought this one and it fit her perfectly!  Made just for her!!

What a fabulous opportunity for so many Rwandan men and women
to learn the art of design and creation.  They are in the process of opening
their own store and we all look forward to that!

love,
margie